#122. Ordinarily. 2
It wasn't just CCTV that was installed.
Woojin used his cell phone to turn the lights in the living room on and off, and he also turned the fluorescent lights in what used to be his parents' room, Bomi's room, and his own room on and off.
Also, we made it so that the lights can be turned on at 6 PM and turned off at 11 PM.
So Woojin slowly looked around the room.
As in the video, it looked like Bomi was sitting in the living room.
'Honey, I think the drama is going to start now?'
Mom is in the kitchen.
'My son, are you really hungry? Just hold on for a little longer. I'll make it delicious for you.'
My dad, who just got off work, is at the front door.
'My son who looks just like his dad, how was your day?'
The corners of Woojin's mouth slightly rose.
A place where you can feel hormones and name it memories.
Now I can spend more time with my family in a safer and more peaceful place.
You will be able to make more memories in your new home,
Woojin went outside, hoping that there would be days when his family would laugh more in the future.
Woojin looked inside the house from outside before closing the door.
'Number 2038.'
Just like when he was very young he invited himself into the warehouse.
This time it's his turn to invite him.
The only difference was that this time, 2038 had forced himself into the warehouse, and he was waiting for him to come to him on his own two feet.
To Woojin's eyes, it seemed as if someone was standing in the living room.
“I'll wait.”
Suddenly.
Woojin closed the door, and the dark interior of the house turned brightly lit a few minutes later at exactly 6 p.m.
Woojin looked for a snack shop before taking the bus.
Not only was the store full, but there were five teams waiting in line.
Woojin also quietly stood in line.
I heard people's voices.
“I’m freezing to death. Can’t I just go somewhere else?”
“Hey, I told you this place is really delicious. Park In-hyeok said on Late Night TV last time that this is the best restaurant in his life. That place is here.”
People who were eating inside the store came out to get their food to go, and people who were waiting in line to go inside had a look of joy on their faces.
After not too long, it was Woojin's turn.
“Welcome… …. Student Woojin?”
“Please give me one tteok-kkochi (skewered rice cake).”
The old woman laughed heartily.
“It’s been a while. Can I have some tteok-kkochi?”
And he whispered.
“Please sit down for now. I’ll make some tteokbokki and sundae for you. It’s cold, so should I bring you some fish cake soup first? Woojin, of course, gets the free one.”
Woojin shook his head.
“Please give me one tteok-kkochi (skewered rice cake).”
“Are you busy?”
“I have to go sometime. Please give me just one.”
“Okay. I’ll do it right away.”
The woman immediately started frying the tteok skewers in oil.
And when it was fried just right, I took it out, drained all the oil, and spread red sauce on it.
“Okay, here.”
Woojin, who received the tteok-kkochi, handed over 500 won.
“Hey, just go. Who is the one who made this business so successful? Stop by every now and then. Woojin students get everything for free.”
There was no trace of the worries or concerns that had been there before on the smiling face of the old woman.
Woojin put 500 won into the woman's apron.
“Proportion is everything.”
I was talking about MSG.
The woman held Woojin's hands tightly with both of her hands.
“Thank you, Woojin.”
Although Woojin always looked blunt with a calm expression, she could feel it.
'I want to eat with my younger sibling.'
'I want to eat with my family.'
Every time I bought snacks, I could feel myself thinking of my mom, dad, and my younger sibling.
And when he had to close up shop, he suddenly appeared and created a recipe, and even brought in a celebrity.
At first I was taken aback, but when I thought about it carefully, it wasn't a coincidence.
It was a blessing.
“Then I’ll come again next time.”
The woman followed Woojin out of the store and waved.
Woojin bowed his head to say hello, then turned around and took a bite of the tteokbokki.
“JMT is the best in life.”
The harmony of spicy, sweet, and salty flavors was exquisite.
Woojin turned around again and looked at the Friendship Snacks where people were waiting in line.
I hope everything continues to go well for you in the future.
Woojin, who was eating tteok-kkochi while looking at the friendship snack bar, gathered his thoughts.
Synesthesia has surpassed 10 million viewers.
Brain Food's franchise stores are growing, with the 17th store having opened, and construction of a plant in the Middle East that can grow plants using LEDs is also progressing smoothly.
Detective Kim Tae-hyeon was also promoted, and Prosecutor Kim Cheol-woong is establishing his position through the media with dreams of entering politics.
But there was one person whose progress was slow.
It was none other than Lee Hye-rim.
Prosecutor Kim Cheol-woong had a plan to get rid of Lee Hye-rim's older brother, Lee Yo-hwan, but it was not easy and time was running out.
Hye-rim Lee became acquainted with Manager Shim of the Management Support Team and Sales Team 4, but that was it.
If you calculate the entire Shinwha group, it can be said to be a very small force.
'Woojin, try this. Is it really delicious?'
'This… … is a gift.'
Woojin felt as if he could hear Lee Hye-rim's voice in his ears.
Woojin, who had briefly gathered his thoughts, turned to the bus stop and called Hye-rim Lee.
Woojin's pattern has always been like this.
If you think about it, you will move without any hesitation.
-hello?
“Hye-rim, what are you doing?”
-Me? I was just… …. No, I was reading a book.
“Want to go get some warm hot chocolate and a slice of cake?”
* * *
Woojin, sitting in a coffee shop, said while tasting a piece of cake.
“It’s sweet.”
Lee Hye-rim smiled and took a sip of coffee.
Men glanced at her like that.
“What’s going on? Let’s all go to the coffee shop first.”
Woojin answered after taking a sip of hot chocolate.
“I have something to say and I want to see your face.”
Lee Hye-rim's eyes widened slightly.
Every time Woojin said he had something to say, I felt curious and at the same time anxious.
“What is it?”
“Shinwha Group’s strategic planning department disbanded last year, right? Is it really disbanded?”
The strategic planning office of Shinwha Group had a forward-looking purpose of making the group stronger, but it was also a place that managed political appointments, all sorts of false faces, and risks.
She blinked.
“Why are you curious about that?”
“They announced that it was disbanded on the surface, but I think that might not be the case.”
Lee Hye-rim opened her mouth as if she had nothing to hide from Woo-jin.
“Well, it looks like it’s been dismantled, but you’re right. It’s a structure that can’t be eliminated. Grandfather’s thoughts are also strong.”
Woojin nodded slowly and said.
“I want to go in there, can I?”
Hye-rim Lee, who was drinking coffee, started coughing as if she had caught a cold.
Hye-rim Lee, who had been tapping her chest as if trying to calm her down, spoke up in a hurry.
“Huh!? Why are you there?”
“Because I want to work there.”
“Didn’t you want to be a company employee?”
“That’s because you’re a company employee who gets your salary regularly.”
“That’s true, but… … .”
Shinwha General Trading Company couldn't provide much help to Lee Hye-rim. No, the limitations were clearly visible.
So I created a conditional format that could mix with them.
That way, I could have the ordinariness to mix with them equally.
He made connections with a deputy chief prosecutor who was interested in entering politics, and he even made connections with influential actors.
Detective Kim Tae-hyun too.
If you enter the strategic planning office of the Shinwha Group and gain information, there is a very high probability that you will be able to create synergy effects with your connections.
On the contrary, there were things I wanted to try as well.
At that time, Lee Hye-rim shook her head slightly.
“I don’t recommend it.”
It was a very dirty place.
Also, if Woojin were to go in there, he would probably be treated the same way as those people.
Above all, Lee Hye-rim did not want Woo-jin to clean up other people's trash.
“I really want to experience it at least once.”
Lee Hye-rim said bluntly.
But his eyes were filled with worry.
“I don’t think I need to experience something like that. It’s hard to get a TO there and it’s hard to get a country to do it.”
Woojin knew well the meaning of Lee Hye-rim’s rejection.
Because she was aware of what he was thinking of her.
If I said, 'This will help you,' she would never use force.
But if I say it like this.
“Please.”
Lee Hye-rim's eyes wavered.
I have never heard the word ‘please’ from Woojin’s mouth…
Not even once.
Hye-rim Lee sighed and ran her hands through her hair.
'Please.'
If you refuse this… … .
You have to refuse.
It was terrifying for Woojin to even imagine going into a place like that and working.
You may end up bowing down to others and even getting cursed at.
“Then I’ll go in with my own strength even if it takes time.”
Lee Hye-rim's pupils shook again at Woojin's added words.
If it was Woojin, it really seemed like that. No, he could have done that and still survived.
"ha……."
She was fiddling with her coffee cup, unable to do anything, when she suddenly spoke.
“Okay, I’ll talk about it. But don’t get your hopes up too much.”
If he were to go in, it would have been good for Woojin in many ways to appeal to him that he was behind him.
The corners of Woojin's mouth slightly rose as he took a sip of hot chocolate.
Because I could sense the worry in her tone.
It felt like it was really warming my heart.
Woojin felt it and answered sincerely.
"thank you."
“Haa… … . I don’t know. Shin Woojin, you really are unfathomable even when you know.”
“They say that the unknown man is popular.”
“Who said that?”
“They said that on YouTube.”
“… … .”
Hye-rim Lee lifted her phone as if she was going to search YouTube right away.
“What’s that YouTuber’s name?”
"why?"
“I’ll buy that channel.”
“Hye-rim, were you interested in YouTube?”
“No. I’ll delete the channel.”
* * *
As the new year dawns, the world leaves many people with memories.
Some people regretted the years that had passed, while others rejoiced at the tomorrow they had longed for.
Woojin, who was a year older, was closer to the latter.
Woojin was always looking forward to tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow.
Meanwhile, on the first night of the new year, Hye-rim Lee was quietly staring at her cell phone at home.
He was picking up and putting down his phone, looking lost in thought, and it was because he was worried about Woojin.
But eventually he made up his mind and made a phone call.
The other person answered the phone shortly after the call rang a few times.
-Yes, miss.
“I heard that there is one TO in the strategic planning department.”
-Miss, the Strategy Planning Office has been disbanded and no longer exists.
Lee Hye-rim's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
“I’m not joking right now.”
-… … They haven’t elected yet… … .
“I’d like to put someone I know in there. Is that okay?”
– Miss, I'm sorry, but… … .
Lee Hye-rim nodded and stopped talking.
“I heard that someone I don’t like is having fun in the middle of Gangnam. I really hate seeing people I don’t like having fun, so I’m going to go and cause a scene. If I roll my eyes and hit him with a bottle, whose fault do you think it will be?”
-miss…….
It was Lee Hye-rim who made the call and told her destination.
If the article breaks out without being stopped, it will be entirely the fault of the Strategy Planning Office.
Lee Hye-rim thought that what she said was funny.
Even when he does something wrong, he only gets scolded, and all the blame goes to the strategic planning department.
Lee Hye-rim spoke again.
“So… … . Answer me before you start causing trouble periodically.”
